Our International Partners
BETTANE & DESSEAUVE
Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve are two respected wine critics from France. The pair have worked together for many years, notably as editors of La Revue du Vins de France. They left La Revue in 2004 to work for a rival publication, Le Classement des Meilleurs Vins de France, and now run their own website, mybettanedesseauve.fr. Bettane regularly writes for Decanter magazine and French national newspaper Le Monde, while Desseauve is a former president of France’s wine writers and journalists association, the AFJEV.
Wine & Spirits Educational Trust
Established by the Wine and Spirit trade in 1969, the Wine & Spirit Education Trust has an unparalleled track record in the design and delivery of wine and spirit education. Today, the WSET is the largest global provider of education in wine and spirits with over 56,000 examination candidates per annum, in 62
countries and 18 different languages. The Japan Wine Challenge and WSET are delighted to announce their partnership to develop wine education and understanding in Japan.
RIEDEL
Riedel is the pre-eminent producer of glassware for the wine and spirits industry internationally. Riedel has been a partner of the Japan Wine Challenge and International Sake Challenge since they were started. Riedel organised in 2017 with our top Sake professionals a tasting featuring different styles of Sake tasting glasses, which will result in the forthcoming production of a new Riedel Sake tasting glass. We are delighted to announce the partnership between the Japan Wine Challenge and Riedel to promote greater appreciation of wine tasting techniques by the Japan trade and consumer.
DAIICHI HOTEL RYOGOKU
Located around fifteen minutes from Tokyo Station, Ryogoku is known as Shitamachi, which retains the nostalgic appeal of old Tokyo and is known for sumo, Japan’s national sport. The area lies close to the popular tourist area Asakusa and the new landmark Tokyo Skytree®, making it the perfect place to enjoy Tokyo.
The Dai-ichi Hotel Ryogoku is a twenty-five-story high-rise hotel with 334 rooms and 3 restaurants. Guests can enjoy a dazzling night view of Tokyo from their rooms.
Nippon Tokan Package
One of the top package manufacturers – based with Toyo Seikan Group, Japan’s largest packaging container manufacturer, and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., the Japan’s two largest paper manufacturers.
NTP has generously agreed to sponsor the wine cartons since the 25th Japan Wine Challenge 2022.